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I think the skills are very transferable. Just have to package it differently for the job you want. Outside of Advertsing, and some places inside, people can’t define what a producer does. You can, and capitalize on your skills wherever you want to go.
💯 inventory all those various skills and experiences then hone them in for the next role that is appealing to you!
I think the most incredible thing about the role of a producer is that you literally wear 20 different hats. You gain so much daily experience in negotiation, time management, problem solving, budget allocation, and streamlining communication under the ridiculous pressure of deadlines. ALL of these skills are transferable, and quite frankly, most jobs would seem like a walk in the park compared to what agency producers have to deal with.
I don’t feel like the role is going anywhere. But I do think you can go from producing at an agency to producing in house, or with a post house. OR switch over to the marketing department at an entertainment or media company. When I’m thinking of my exit plan, I tend to look at job descriptions and see what the daily tasks are, and how those tasks compare to the work that I do a a producer.
Trust me, you have options.
I’ve transitioned out but it’s nuts! Places are paying producers editorial side type rates and I have not 4,5, or 6 jobs assigned but closer to 14. Like it’s stupid, even with a great memory excuse me if I don’t recall which frames were color corrected in Rev 2 of version 7’s cut. I guess I could go back to agency but they feel like sinking ships but this is a tough alternative. Wonder what is a good place to land…?
I don’t think I’m worried about the role going away yet...I do wonder about the future though sometimes and what I would do next if not this
Least desirable position to make a jump to marketing or tech. It sucks.
Depends on how much decoupling becomes a permanent and widely adopted approach by brands or a cost saving trend that fades. The role is tough, requires a lot of genuflecting and task mastering along different disciplines to get it right. Budgets will get tighter and unless you’re dedicated to a business that is growing, production, it seems, is often left out of the retainer conversation which means the role will change eventually due to economics alone.
I recommend to my producers to get as practical not just agency production experience as possible. Some projects, are not going to be vendor powered moving forward. You’ll have to learn to do it yourself plus that knowledge could extend your runaway in the business as a result whole.
HOP are you agency side by the way?
Yes so much! I think so many elements of this role can be automated. The elements of the role that require strategy and systems thinking will remain. I am incredibly over the push / pull
The push to be creative and strategic but then the pull to stop that and just be executional and logistics oriented. It’s exhausting
You have to love it to stick with it long term. If you don’t it’s going to difficult to maintain.
I do love it. Travel is getting to me with having a family.
Personally., I am starting to get tired. But more with the Brand/Account people. What do they really do, but make our lives harder. “We should reply to client like this or that”
When they don’t get involved clients and creatives, usually work together with producer in keeping things on pace and keeping them honest.
I love where am at currently, but don’t get along with brand/account. And don’t care for “the golden cuffs” so I’m okay leaving. My happiness is worth more.
I could have probably finished the job in perfect timing if it hasn’t for the middle person. And what do they really do? That we can’t do better. We know what’s really going on and we know when to say no.
Yeahhh. I’ve been interviewing loads and always I’m missing some skills even if I know a bit of everything. So back to interviewing at agencies for now… and once I save up enough and built my network enough, I will freelance/start my own thing.
Project manager and a further stretch resource manager track. You need to get out of print ASAP. I had a similar push out of ad agency world into Tv/media etc. the pay cut is not for the faint of heart but I needed to work outside of the agency bubble